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Community Fund donates to safe house for women
Grand Ronde tribal leaders an
nounced that the Spirit Mountain
Community Fund is making a grant
of $11,000 to the Henderson House,
a refuge from domestic violence for
women and children.
Located in McMinnville, the
Henderson House has provided safe
shelter to over 3,500 abused women
and children since opening its doors
in 1981 in a rented house. Today,
the Shelter operated two houses, a
crisis hotline, support groups and
transitional services. Women and
children using the safe house come
from areas throughout Oregon. Of
ten they arrive with only the cloth
ing they are wearing. Donated fur
nishings and household items are col
lected to help these families rebuild
their lives and set up new homes
once they are prepared to leave the
Shelter.
Ed Pearsall, Chairman of the Spirit
Mountain Community Fund said,
"This program is exactly the type of
volunteer driven, grassroots organi
zation that we like to support. The
Grand Ronde Tribe places great
value on helping people turn their
lives around, Henderson House gives
people a new start." In 1995, the
Tribe assisted the shelter in opening
a second house for transitional ser
vices. The Henderson House submitted a
grant request for $5,334.88 for the
purchase of refurbished appliances to
replace worn out washers, dryers,
and stoves in each of their two houses.
Much to the surprise of Beverly
Winbolt, Executive Director of
Henderson House, the Tribal Coun
cil and the Board of Trustees doubled
that amount for a total grant of
$11,000.
"This couldn't have come at a bet
ter time, it's a Godsend. Many areas
of our budget are underfunded, and
this money will help make up the
shortfall. A lot of people will be af
fected by this grant."
The Spirit Mountain Community
Fund was established by the Grand
Ronde Tribe to provide grant assis
tance to charitable organizations in
11 Northwest Oregon counties. The
Community Fund receives 6 of
Spirit Mountain Casino profits. Pre
vious grant recipients have include
such varied organizations as Life
Flight, OMSI, Portland Art Museum,
hospices, community libraries and
schools.
OSU to host benefit concert
CORVALLIS A nationally noted Native American a capella women's
trio, Ulali, will perform a benefit concert on Saturday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m.
for Oregon State University's Friends of the Indian Education Office.
The concert will be held at OSU's Withycombe Theatre, located at Campus
Way and SW 30th Street in Corvallis. Tickets are $10 for general admission
and $5 for students. Tickets are available at the door, or you may call Marilyn
Kaper at (541) 737-9030.
Ulali features mystical and sweeping sounds that evolve from traditional
and contemporary indigenous music of the Americas. The trio has appeared
on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno;" were featured entertainers at the Wash
ington, D.C. Fourth of July celebration; and performed at the opening cer
emonies of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Their video, "Follow Your
Heart's Desire," won best music video at the American Indian Film Festival
and has been aired on VH-1, CNN, MTV and PBS.
Ulali focuses on Native struggles and prophecies in a variety of Native lan
guages, turning their music into a form of personal and historic expression.
Their harmonies are accompanied on a few of their songs by a variety of
hand-crafted percussion instruments.
The trio agreed to perform at OSU in support of the university's Indian
Education office, which expands awareness of and responsiveness to the skills,
knowledge and history in Indian cultures and values. Among the services the
office offers to the community are: recruiting and retaining American Indian
students, faculty and staff; support and counseling on academic, career and
personal issues; Indian scholarship information; and serving as a liaison be
tween OSU and tribal communities.
College to host Native Foods
production and marketing conference
Native people of the Americas were the first harvesters of up to 60 of the
current foods that are eaten in the world today! With this contribution in mind
the Evergreen State College Native American Studies Program joins together
with the South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency in sponsoring a two day
workshop on Food Production and Marketing opportunities for Native Ameri
can Food and Seafood Producers. Those who are currently producing and
those who are seriously interested in doing so are invited to attend. This
invitation is also extended to tribal planners, business development officers,
educators, enterprise managers, and other members of tribal committees.
The focus of the workshop will be to discuss the opportunities for Native
American Food Producers in the rapidly expanding NaturalOrganic Food
Industry. This Industry is currently enjoying 20 annual sales increases and
this trend is predicted to continue. We will also be taking a close look at the
strong appeal of food products that are labeled Native American Natural or
Organic and the role they play in this expanding market place. Finance,
Marketing, and Business Development specialists along with experts from the
OrganicNatural Foods Industry will be available to share their expertise.
Please join us as we explore pathways that take these Native American Tra
ditional Foods from the past into the present and towards the future, while
helping to provide economic stability and a healthy diet and lifestyle for our
tribal communities.
The Workshop will take place on April 24-25 in the Longhouse at Ever
green College in Olympia, Washington. Please call (360) 426-3990 for more
information or to reserve your seat.
Week of the Telephone scam Law Enforcement camp for teens
Young Child
The Polk County Early Childhood
Advisory Group is setting up a dis
play table in the Tribal Community
Center hallway on Wednesday, April
22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. They are
doing this in observance of the "Week
of the Young Child," April 18-26.
The group will distribute materials
conveying child care information,
such as Healthy Start, Health Depart-,
ment, WIC, Commission for Children
& Families, Family Resource Net
work, USDA Child Care Food Pro
gram, local preschool information,
Libraries, and Head Start.
The community and staff are wel
come to stop by to pick up materials
and learn about available resources
for children.
The Yamhill County Sheriffs Of
fice has recently become aware of a
scam currently operating in Northern
Oregon. It goes something like this:
a person claiming to be a phone com
pany technician tells you that they
need to run a test on your telephone
lines. The person instructs you to
press nine (9), then zero (0), then the
pound sign (), then hang up. Un
fortunately, this 90 function allows
the person who called your number
to gain control of your telephone ac
count, and bill long distance phone
calls to your number.
Officials from US West say that tele
phone companies have the ability to
automatically check phone lines for
problems, and only customer account
representatives will call customers
directly, not repair persons.
High school juniors and seniors in
terested in a future law enforcement
related careers are urged to apply for
the Oregon Kiwanis Law Enforce
ment Camp, June 21-26 at the Oregon
Police Academy in Monmouth.
Camp members will go through a
rigorous 66 hour state-certified train
ing similar to the Basic Police train
ing law enforcement officers receive.
The mission of the course is to assist
students in deciding if they are physi
cally and emotionally suited for the
future careers in law enforcement.
Enrollment is limited to 11th and 12th
graders with excellent grades and the
sponsorship of a local Kiwanis Club,
high school counselor, or local law
enforcement agency. All applicants
are subject to a criminal records back
ground check.
Some courses at the camp include:
Basic Criminal Investigation, Court
Procedures, Traffic Investigation and
Enforcement, Firearms Safety, Stress
Management, Ethics, Standards and
Physical Fitness. Successful gradu
ates receive a diploma and a state cer
tification letter to receive academic
credit for the class.
Applicants are being accepted
through May 15, 1998. Capacity for
the camp is fifty students, chosen on
a first come, first served basis. For
applications contact the Yamhill
County Sheriff's Office central sta
tion in the Yamhill County Court
house, West Valley Substation at
Sheridan City Hall or the Dayton and
Lafayette Sheriffs substations.